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High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Published on: June 28, 2016
Resonances in low-energy electron scattering from para-benzoquinone
Alexandra Loupas1, Jimena D Gorfinkiel
1School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK. J.Gorfinkiel@open.ac.uk.
Abstract:
We present detailed ab initio scattering calculations for electron collisions with para-benzoquinone. The R-matrix method has been used to study elastic and electronically inelastic scattering. We have identified 25 resonances of shape, Feshbach, core-excited shape and mixed character between 0 and 8 eV. Agreement of our resonance spectrum with existing literature is discussed, in particular that of the low-lying resonances that participate in the photodetachment process. Integral elastic and total inelastic cross sections are also presented.
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